GWR 446 6Ton Hand Crane
GWRGreat Western Railway 446 6Ton Hand Crane | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway 6Tons 16cwt Hand Crane 446 | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Stored awaiting restoration |
Number | 446 |
Other Numbers | ADW 446, I/U 060982 |
History | |
Built | 1896 |
Diagram | H |
1982 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Contents
Service
The crane saw service the GWRGreat Western Railway and later with BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W).[1] It carried the DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. number ADW 446[2] and was also given the Internal UserRolling stock used for the railway’s internal purposes (stores etc.) at one fixed location. number I/U 060982[3].
Preservation
The crane arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 6 December 1982 from Bristol, having been acquired by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund. A small amount of work was carried out in 1983 in order to make it fit for an insurance inspection.[4] It was photographed at Bewdley in 1987,[2] although by 1998 it had yet to be restored and was stored at Kidderminster.[1][5]
The photograph shows the crane in March 2015 situated in the ‘Stourport Triangle’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVRSevern Valley Railway south of Bewdley. It is paired with Crane Runner 707261.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 86
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 71
- ↑ GWR813.org
Links
GWR 446 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
GWR 446 on gwr813.org